Rest attachment for saxophones



Nov. 13,- 1928. 1,691,515

. F. L. GESFORD REST ATTACHMENT FOR sAxoPnoims mm "a Nov. 13, 1928'. 1,691,515

. V F. L. GESFORD REST ATTACHMENT FOR SAXOPHONES Filed March 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M'znesses Patented Nov. 13', 192 8.

; UNITED; STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK n .ensr'onnor Amen ties, cA IFoRNi mass: ma num ron .saxornoivns.

Application meg March 15,1927. semi No. 115.575

' This invention relates to saxophone attach-- .ments and more particularly to a .rest attach- .ment (for a saxophone. It is well known to players of Eflat, B flat, and C melody saxophones that the contact of the key rods .at the lower inner .side of. theinstrument with,

.the clothing frequently interferes 'withfree fdom of movementotthese rods. Therefore it is the primary jobjectof .the present, in-

.-ve"ntion.to provide arest which maybe .readis,

1y adapted to anyof the'types ofsaxophones referred to and which willefiectiially prevent such contactEof the key rods with the cloth ingof the player." t

I The invention contemplates a rest attach ment forthe purpose'stated embodyingattaching members which areapplicable to the guard bridges which .arelarranged over the valvesofi certain ofthe openings ofthe instrument, and inasmuch in the typeof Saxophones mentioned above the guard bridges to which the attachment will be applied are somewhat differentlyrelatively. positioned, the linvention has as a further object .to so constructtl e1attachingmeans for be arranged in its carrying case without any that when oncead usted to 'coact with the intcrierenceon the part ofthe attachment.

Another object of the invention to so construct the "attaching means for therest guard bridges oil anyone of the instruments,

further adjustment willbe unnecessary and application of the restto and its detachment from .the instruinent may he effectedwithout the employment I of any tools Whatsoeven Another object of the invention is-to so con struct theattaching means 'forfthe rest that p when the means is bodily engaged with the gnardbridges it will securely hold the rest against displacement in any direction what- -soever so. that the rest is ,as'firmly and rigidly connectedwith the instrument as if it vwere an integral partthereof. I g

. ln the.accompanyin drawings; 7 v I Fig. his av ew in side elevation of the rest attachment embodying the invention applied to a: :C melody saxophone, the saxophone 1 being shown in broken lines so cas'to more clearly distinguish the invention;

Fig. 2 is a hor zontal section on the line 22 ofF-ig. 1 looking in the direction ind-icated by the arrows; the instrument "being shown in broken lines and the attachment being shown in top plan; i

' Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one ofthe attaching members for the rest;

Fig.4 is a verticaltransverseseotional view "taken substantially on the line 4,-4 of Fig.

I looking in the direction indicate'd' by the arrows I Fig. is aperspective View illustrating the ot-her'clip member of the attachment;

Fig'. Gis'a view similar to Fig lillustrating a modification of the invention asap plied "to an E flat saxophone;

Fig.7 is a view in elevation of the attach ment lookingat theinner side thereof;

of the attaching members. v

In the embodiment of .the invention .illustrate'din' Figures 1 to/t inclusive. and in which embodiment the rest attachment is shownas Fig 8 is a similar view illustrating one adjusted for applicationto aCmelody saxophone, the horn of the instrument is indicatediin general-by the numeral 1, the down branch being indicated by the numeral 2, the

the valves by the numerals l4 and 5, these valves controlling: the openings which are l y, in .this type of saxophone. J As is customary in connectionwith each valve there is provided a guard bridge, and' each bridge i-ncl idesside members Gwhich are permanent- 1y secured to therespectivebranch ofthe instrument and whichare connected by a- .cross up branch by the numeral 3, and certain of lowermostin the branches 2 and 3,1'espectivemember .7,, the cross member 7 having a right angular extension 8 leading therefromrand provided withta bracingportion 9 likewise permanently connected with' the respective branch of the instrument. In'other words the guard bridgesare substantially T-shape and am symmetrically arranged with "respect totherespective valves 4Jand5. The valves have connected with thenithe usnal;stems'10 and 11 respectively which stems extendfrom the Valve operating rods '12 and '13 respective- :ly. Asipreviously eii plained it frequently. happens that the rodor the valve stems or even the valves themselves come in contact with the clothing of the pla'yer with the result that freedom of movement of the valves is interfered with and therefore the present invention contemplates the provision of a rest attachment applicable to the guard bridges for the valves and so constructed as to preclude any contact of the valve parts with the cloth ing of the player so that the valve may be caused to function without interference.

In the specific en'ibodiment shown in the said Figures 1 to 4; inclusive, the rest con sists essentially of a body member which is indicated by the numeral 1 1- and this body member may be made of wood, metal, hard rubber, bahelite, or any other material found suitable for the purpose. lhe rest member is preferably of the elongated form shown most clearly in Figure 1, having parallel up; per and lower edges and having its ends rounded on elliptical curves. It will be observed by reference to Figures 1, 2 and d oi the drawings that tile inner surface of the body member of the rest or in other words the surface which is presented towards the instrument when the rest is in position, is flat but that the outer surface of the rest or in other words the surface which is contact the clothing of the player is rounded in a vertieal direction as best shown in F'gu e l and likewise longitudinally rounded -t its ends as best shown in Figure 2 so that a smooth rounded surface is presented to the clothing of the player and there are no sharp edges or projections to come in contact with the clothing and interfere with any movement of the rest with respect to the player of the in-i struinent, so that the player is not concerned with the position in which the rest engages his clothing butmay attend fully tothe playing of the instrument and remain satisfied that the rest will perform its function under all conditions. 7 I

The. attaching means for the rest body 1-lcomprises two'attaching clips arranged. at the ends of the flat inner face of the rest body,

and means for adjusta-bly mounting the clips in place upon the said body, One of the at taching members'or clips, which is best shown in Figure or" thedrawings, is indicated in general by the numeral and the "same is preferably formed from a sheet metal blank and comprises a fiat approximately rectangular body portion 16 having a longitudinal slot 17 therein, the blank at one end of the body portion being bentto provide a right angularly extending portion 18 which in turn is bent to provide clip fingers indicatedby the numeral 19, the fingers being formed by providing a slot 20 in the blank extending inwardly from the outer ends of the fingers and part way of the wi th of the portion 18. Each of the fingers has its end portion bent back upon itself as indicated by the numeral 21 so that the ends of the fingers areadapted to engage the cross piece 7 of the guard bridge of one of the valves of the instrument as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the branch 8 from the said cross piece extending through the slot 20 between the overturned outer ends 01. the fingers as clearly shown in the said figures. Preferably the attaching clip is formed from resilient metal so that the overturned ends oi the clip fingers cross piece 7 of the guard bridge, and it will be evident at this point that the engagement of the said ends of the fingers with the cross piece of the guard bridge will effectually prevent any inward or outward displacement of the clip with respect to the uard bridge as well as any upward or downward displacement. The numeral 22 indicates a clamping bar which is arranged longitudinally of the inner side of the body member 1-l of the lfcst and this bar is provided near its ends with openings for the reception of the threaded ends of bolts 23 fitted through openings 24 formed in the body member 14; of the rest. One of the bolts 23 engages also through the slot 17 in the attaching portion 16 of the attaching clip and it will now be evident that by tightening the bolt, after the clip member has been proper-i adjusted, the said attaching portion of the clip member will be securely clamped between the respective end of the clamping bar 2 and the fiat inner face of the body ll of the rest so that the adjustment is maintained.

The other attaching clip is most clearly shown in Figures 3 and l of the drawings 7 and this clip is likewise formed "from a blank of resilient sheet metal and coniprises an attaching portion 25 having a longitudinal slot 26 therein and-an extension 2? at one end which corresponds to the portion 1? of l clip 15 but is preferably somewhat longer d an to the relative disposition of: the valves to the guard bridges ot which the rest is attached. The portion 2? of the attaching clip 25 hasits'outer portion bent outwardly at right angles to provide clip fingers separated by a slot 29 extending between the lingers and longitudinally of the po'rtionQ? of the clip member, and these fingers 28 are bent back upon themselves as at 30 toprovide portions 31 spaced from the first mentioned portions of the fingers, these latter portions being in turn sharply bent-back upon themselves as at 32 so as to provide finger pieces which extend outwardly beyond the bends 30 and the outer ends of which may be deflected in an outward direction as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. It will be evident by reference to Figures 1, 2 and l of the drawings that the attaching clip 25'shown in these figures and in Figure 3 is secured by the other one of the bolts 23 and the other end of the clamping bar 22 and by reference to Figures 1 and 2 it will be evident that the portions 28 aud t- 1 of the'clip fingers are designed to engage and partly too embrace thecross piece 7. of the guard bridge otthe respective valve, the branch 8 from the said cross piece of thebridge as well as its extension 9 engaging in the-slot 29 of the clipmember. At this point it willybe evident that in applying the rest attachment-to the instrument, the clip'fingerslflot the clip member are first engagedw-ith thecross piece 7 oil the guard bridge for one of the valves as shown in Figure 2 whereupon two fingers of the right hand maybe engaged with the finger pieces 33015 the clip fingersof the clip member and this member, due

to its inherent resiliency, sprung in an out ward direction and disposed in such position that W'llQII IQlQaSQd'ItS chpfingers will engage with the cross piece 7 of the guard bridge of the other valve and thus completethe attachment of the device to the instrument. vAs'in the case oftheattaehing'clip1;5,the clip 25 is designed to snugly engage themembers of the guard bridge and in such a manner as to insure against inward or outward displace Y ment ofthe clip member or an. up or down 7 displacement thereof. It will theretore'be evident that in a moments time therest at- 'tachment'may be applied to or removedtrom may becaused toassume any desired positions the instrument and it willlikewise be evident that when the attachment is inplace it will be firmly and securely -held against any displacement whatsoever and will therefore serve its purpose in a most efli'ectivemanner.

It will also be evident by referenceto Figure 2 that the rest is supportedjin such spaced relation to the operating parts of the valves of the instrument as to effectually preclude any" contact of the parts with the'c'lothing of [the player.

It will be observedthat each of the attaching clips is held in place and in positions of adjustment through the medium-of a single one of the bolts 23 so that,as will be observed by reference to Figured,theattaching portion of the clipmav be pivotal'ly as well as shiftably adjusted-between the ends oi -the clamping bar 22 and the flat inner face of the restbody Hand consequently the members of adjustment so as to adapt the said clip members for engagement with the guard bridges oftwoof the valvesof the instrument I regardless of the relative disposition ofthe said guard bridges. i I n I Figures6, 7 and 8 of the drawings illustrate a slight modificationof the invention which maybe resorted to where found desirable and in these figures the body of the rest attachment is indicated by: the numeral 34 and is supported atone end by a clip member 35 which is identical with the clip member 15 hereinbetore described andv illustrated in Figure 5. The other attaching clip member invention.

tion 37 which is of rectangular term and provided with a relatively shallow rectangular sleeve portion 38 which isot adepth slightly greater'than the thickness of the clamping bar 22 so that the sleeve portion is adapted to be readily fitted onto one end of the said clamping bar. Likewise thesleeve is interiorly of a width considerably greater than the width of theclamping bar which in these figures is indicated by the numeral 39, so that the clipmember 86, when its sleeve member is fitted to the bar, is capable of angular as well as sliding adjustment -with respect to the bar thus permitting freedom of adjustment of the said member to'the same extent as the corresponding attaching clip member 25 in the first described embodiment of the The attaching clip member 36 comprises, in addition to the body port-ion 37, and its integral sleeve, a right angular extension 40 which terminates in clip fingers 41 corresponding-to the fingers 28 and terminating in finger pieces 42 corresponding to the finger pieces 83.

From theforegoing description ofthe invention it will be seen that there is provided a. rest attachment for saxophones so con structed and adapted to hem applied to the instrument as to prevent interference of the clothingof the player with the operation of 1 the lowermost valves and while the invention is illustrated as adapted primarily for application to a saxophone, it will be understood that the principles thereotmay find embodiment in attachments for use in connection with'other valved wind musical instruments.

It will also be understood that notwithstanding the difierent relative arrangement of the lowermost valves in the different types of saxophones referred to above, either embodiment of the invention readily. applicable to theseveral types. It will also be evident that if desired the attachment maybe placed: on

the market in condition comprising the rest vr0 er, including the clam inn bar 22 and the clip member 15 together with one ofthe clip members 25 and one of theclip members 36inasmuch-as the members 25 and 36 are adapted to be readily substituted one for the other. v I

It is to be understood, of course, that'vari ous changes may be made, within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

, Having thus described the invention what I'claim is: r c I 1.'The combination with a valved wind musicalinstrument of the saxophone type including the usual valves, of a rest position in outwardly spaced relation to one of the valves and constituting a guard theretor.

2. The combination with a valved musical instrument of the saxophone type including the usual valves and guard bridges for the valves, of a rest, and resilient clip members lit) a I'QSL justably mounted upon the bou tor engage bridges of the nent w'th the valve guard J instrument. 7

l 5. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type comprising a rest body, and attaching cli members pivotallv and slidably ad' tab y mounted upon the body "for engag cut with the valve guard bridges of the instrument.

6. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type comprising a rest body, an attaching clip member mounted upon the body near one end thereof,

resilient clip member adjustably mounted upon "the body near the other end thereof, and means for staining the last mentioned clip member in positions of adjustntient.

'4'. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type comprising a rest body, an attaching clip member mounted upon the body near one end thereot, an attaching clip member mounted upon the body near the other end thereof for pivotal and shifting adjustment and inclu ing a pair of resilientclip fingers, and means for holding the lastmentioned clip member in positions of adjustment.

8. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type comprising a rest body, clamping bar at one side of the body, means for adjusting the bar in the direction of the body, and attaching members havin attaching portions disposed between the bar and the said side or the body wliereby to be clamped in positions of adjustment.

9. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type comprising a rest body,-a clamping bar at one side of the body, bolts fitted through the body and adjustably threaded into the clan'iping'bar and constituting means for adjusting the bar in the direction of the body, and attaching members having attaching portions disposed between the bar and the said side of the body.

10. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments oi the saxophone type comprising a rest body, a clamping bar at one side of the body, bolts fitted through the body and adj ustebly threaded into the end portions of the clan'iping bar, and attaching clip members having attaching portions disposed between the bar and the said side of the body and each having slot therein to accommodate the respective bolts, the said clip members being adjustable pivotally about the respective bolts and shiftably with respect to the same and the said body, and the said bolts constituting means for adjusting the bar to clamp the attaching portions of the at taching clips in positions of adjustment.

11. A rest attachment for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type comprising .a rest body, a clamping bar at one side of the body, means for adjusting the bar in the direction of the body, an attaching 0111) pt the said side of the body near one end of the bar and retained thereby, and an attaching clip at the said side of the body near the other end of the bar having a sleeve portion fittingthe bar ina manner to provide for angular and shifting adjustment with respect to the bar.

12. The combination with a valved wind musical instrumentof the saxophone type in cluding the usual valves, of a rest supported by the instrument and positioned for engagement with the body of the player to constitute a. guard to prevent contact of the valves of the instrument. with the players body or clothing.

In testimony whereof I afi'ix my signature.

FRANK L. ensronn; 7 

